Monday, 23 June 2008

That heady feeling . . .

What is love? Is it that warm, heady feeling that overtakes you when you think about that someone special? Is it that sweet pain in your heart which accompanies that heady feeling? How does love 'happen'? Is it gradual or spontaneous? Can you love someone whom you have not met much, only heard about? Is being 'friends' necessary, before falling in love? If that is so, does love at first sight exist only in romance novels?
Imagine you have met someone only briefly, long ago, but even for that one fleeting moment, that person ignited a spark inside you. More importantly, years after that chance meeting, you remember that person and the spark he or she caused quite vividly. All these years later, after being reminded about that person casually by a common friend, you suddenly find that spark reigniting inside you. Is it physical attraction? No, you haven't even met that person in years. Is it infatuation? Maybe. Maybe not. Is it love? The heart says it is. Does the heart know? Par Dil Toh Pagal Hai. Or is it?